He was just 18 at the time and shining in an inferior side to Juventus.

Now he is a world acclaimed star and playing for a team who genuinely feel that they are equals to the Serie A giants.

Eriksen has already shown his capability of stepping up in big games this season, delivering spectacularly against Real Madrid, and at international level with a hat-trick for Denmark in their World Cup qualifying play-off.

With all the attention rightly on Harry Kane, it would be no surprise to see Eriksen step up on the big stage once again.

Dan Coombs

Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.